In situ formation of hydrogels as vitreous substitutes: Viscoelastic comparison to porcine vitreous

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 656-665

  Swindle, Katelyn E ^a,b   Hamilton, Paul D ^a   Ravi, Nathan ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hydrogel; Polyacrylamide; Rheology; Viscoelasticity; Vitreous substitute

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; COLLOIDS; ELASTICITY; GELATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

COPOLYMERIC HYDROGELS; CROSSLINK DENSITIES; IN SITU HYDROGEL; IN-SITU; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; POLYACRYL AMIDES; POLYACRYLAMIDE; RETENTION TIMES; SPECIFIC GRAVITIES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VITREOUS SUBSTITUTE;

HYDROGELS;

COPOLYMER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BIOMATERIAL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLYMERIZATION; SWINE; VISCOELASTICITY; VITREOUS BODY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULUS; HYDROGELS; POLYMERS; SWINE; VISCOSITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 56349159600     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31769     Document Type: Article

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